Chapter 125 - Separation (2/2)

Minzhe's eyes went wide and his mouth opened. He had never heard his mother call him son before. Is she finally acknowledging me?

"Mother? are you really acknowledging me as your son now?" Minzhe's voice was shaky. If there is anything else that he wanted on this world, it was his mother's recognition.

"Yes son. Mother will never leave you again." Yi Ling pulled Minzhe to her embrace. She was determined to know what happened on her second life, she needed Minzhe to complete this puzzle.

"Mother!" Minzhe silently cried and hugged his mother. He had been missing his mother for so long. Finally being recognized, he couldn't hide his emotions anymore.

Yi Ling patted his back and with her other hand, gestured Qianru to come closer. Without her, Yi Ling wouldn't have ever known the truth.

Qianru walked closer to her master. As Qianru was within Yi Ling's arm reach, She too was pulled into Yi Ling's embrace. Yi Ling felt grateful to have this two with her right now. It felt good knowing that she wasn't alone.

Qianru hugged her Master as well, tears flowed down on her cheeks. She had missed her Master so much. Qianru had suffered a lot when she was gone. But it didn't compare to the pain of losing her Master.

Silently, an hour passed. The three were cuddling beneath the tree, when Yi Ling let them go.

"It's getting late, let's go." Yi Ling stood up and held both of their hands on either side of her. The direction they were heading were down the Xiang Kingdom.

"Mother? we aren't going back to the sect?" Minzhe asked.

"No". Yi Ling pursed her lips.

"But father? he will worry." Minzhe had a wild guess that something happened to the both of them. It happened when this new little girl, showed up. He was smart enough, not to ask. Afraid that he will get left behind, if he did.

Yi Ling stopped, but she only looked far ahead of her. "Right now, I can't face your father. Don't worry, I'm not mad anymore. I just need time to organize my thoughts. If you want to stay, you can go back to the sect."

"No! I will stay with mother. I don't want to go back!" Minzhe held his mother's hand tightly. Seeing their interaction, Qianru bit her lips. It seems like King Jin actually had a kid with her Master. What to do? she thought. She didn't like the thought of having her Master's murderer as her Master's lover.

"En. Let's go then." Yi Ling continued to walk towards Xiang Kingdom. Never looking back.